Australian cricketer Alex Hepburn has failed in his appeal against a rape conviction in the UK
Alex Hepburn is now set to remain in a jail in the UK for the next few years after his appeal was thrown out.
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Australian cricketer Alex Hepburn has failed in his appeal against a rape conviction in the UK.
Hepburn, 24, from Perth, was jailed for five years in 2019 for raping a sleeping woman. He was found guilty of assaulting the “dozing” woman during a “conquest” contest he helped set up on WhatsApp.
The Australian-born ex-Worcestershire player was found guilty of rape but cleared of another attack on the woman.
The prosecution had claimed he was “fired up” by the contest to sleep with the most women, before carrying out the rape at his flat in Portland Street, Worcester, on April 1, 2017.
Originally published as Australian cricketer Alex Hepburn has failed in his appeal against a rape conviction in the UK